TPH psychiatric rehabilitation centre develops multi-disciplinary training for patients’ recovery

Physiotherapists, occupational therapists and psychiatric nurses organise a wide variety of sports training and interest classes, providing rehabilitative treatment based on a recovery model.

With the generous donation of 39.9 million dollars by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, Tai Po Hospital has built and equipped the Tai Po Hospital Jockey Club Integrated Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centre. Since the service commencement in April last year, the Centre provides a better therapeutic environment for psychiatric in-patients to undergo well-suited and quality rehabilitation training. As of the end of last year, the patient attendance to the Centre exceeded 8,500.

Unlike the past practice that patients underwent gym training in the ward, physiotherapists can now open training classes such as yoga, high intensity interval training classes in the Centre to help patients ease their symptoms of depression, improve their concentration and memory through exercises, facilitate patients to begin their exercise routine, and develop self-motivated and healthy life attitude.

The team implements a recovery-based approach, organising educational talks such as dementia carer support group, make-up class and peer support group. These help patients and their relatives to find goals and direction, develop a positive self-image and rebuild a meaningful life.